Freight Internal Sales Executive

Internal Sales Executive - Freight Forwarding

Location: Crowthorne, Berkshire

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

Hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:30

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An established international freight forwarding business is looking to recruit an Internal Sales Executive to join its team in Crowthorne.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous freight forwarding sales experience who enjoys pricing, customer interaction and securing new business opportunities across Air, Sea and Road Freight.

The Role

Working closely with customers, overseas partners, carriers and the operations team, you will be responsible for producing competitive freight quotations and following opportunities through from initial enquiry to shipment handover.

Key responsibilities will include:

Preparing competitive and accurate pricing for bids, tenders and general quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight

Generating quotations through CargoWise

Liaising with airlines and shipping lines to obtain competitive rates

Following up quotations and developing opportunities with customers

Liaising with UK customers and overseas partners/agents

Handling customer and pricing-related queries

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The Candidate

You will ideally have:

A minimum of 2 years sales experience within freight forwarding

A good understanding of the freight forwarding industry

Strong customer service and negotiation skills

Excellent verbal, written and telephone communication

The ability to provide accurate quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight

Good numerical ability and attention to detail

Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

The ability to work effectively in a busy, competitive environment

A professional, positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop

WR Logistics are a leading recruitment partner for the logistics and supply chain industry, recruiting across the UK, Europe, and the USA for permanent opportunities.

WR Logistics is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy